The Valley of a Thousand Hills near Durban will be the site of a commercial TV white-spaces pilot project. The backers hope it will prove the feasibility of using the technology to roll out low-cost Internet access to rural areas countrywide.
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Project Isizwe CEO Duduzile Mkhwanazi on the non-profit’s plans for rolling out free Wi-Fi in South Africa following the dissolution of the company’s agreement with the City of Tshwane.
The City of Tshwane has launched a review application in the high court in Pretoria to have a multibillion-rand contract for the construction of a broadband network set aside, saying the
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga has assured residents of the greater Pretoria region that the free public Wi-Fi offering, known as TshWi-Fi and deployed by the not-for-profit Project Isizwe, will not be scrapped
Project Isizwe, the not-for-profit company behind TshWiFi, Tshwane’s free public Wi-Fi initiative, is confident the project will continue under the city’s new, Democratic Alliance-led administration, despite a planned mayoral review. Isizwe
The newly elected mayor of Tswhane, the Democratic Alliance’s Solly Msimanga, is to review the one of the key projects championed by his predecessor, former mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa. Msimanga’s acting spokesman, Matthew Gerstner
While both the City of Cape Town and City of Tshwane have specific plans to roll out Wi-Fi Internet access, the metros have taken divergent views on how to implement their vision. “The total spending on Cape Town’s public Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Internet access is too expensive for it to be free to South Africans, says a national provider. Monday is the global celebration of the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day by the Wireless Broadband
As Tshwane residents enjoy their traditional holiday at the coast, there’s a Christmas treat in store for visitors and those who remain behind. Project Isizwe, charged with implementing the City of Tshwane’s Wi-Fi build programme, announced that from 24 to 26
The City of Tshwane has doubled the daily data allowance on its public Wi-Fi programme. “Tshwane free Wi-Fi daily cap has been increased from 250MB to 500MB per day,” said Project Isizwe